December 11, 2015 Netanyahu slams UN cease-fire plan for not addressing Israel security Despite a United Nations call for an immediate cease-fire Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave no indication of a halt in the deadly fighting, saying in a nationally televised address that Israeli forces will act “aggressively” and must be prepared for a “prolonged campaign.”
December 5, 2015 UN Security Council looks to put funding squeeze on ISIS The U.N. Security Council is likely to consider a resolution this week that looks to halt funding for the Islamic State terror group and Al Qaeda-affiliated organizations.
December 5, 2015 Doctors describe suspected Syria chlorine attacks to UN Security Council members U.N. Security Council members were moved to tears Thursday as the first eyewitness to the latest suspected chlorine attacks on civilians in Syria emerged from the country to give a graphic eyewitness account of dying children.
December 5, 2015 UN Security Council set to approve Iran nuclear deal The U.N. Security Council is set to endorse the landmark nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers and adopt a series of measures leading to the end of U.N. sanctions that have hurt the Iranian economy.
December 5, 2015 UN Security Council meets to discuss North Korea The head of the commission of inquiry that accused North Korea of crimes against humanity told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that it must take action against "a totalitarian state without parallel in the contemporary world."
December 5, 2015 Despite UN Security Council demands, Syria humanitarian plight worse than ever, report says Two months after the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution urging all sides in the civil war in Syria—including the brutal government of President Bashar al-Assad—to allow humanitarian supplies to reach millions of civilians, the situation is as bad as ever, according to a report that U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will present to the council next week.
December 5, 2015 Russia says it will veto UN Security Council resolution to refer Syria war to ICC A new U.N. Security Council resolution calling for the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged war crimes in Syria will be vetoed by Russia, that country's ambassador to the U.N. said Wednesday.
December 4, 2015 Iran significantly expands uranium enrichment capacity at nuclear plant, UN watchdog says Iran has significantly expanded its uranium enrichment capacity at one nuclear plant, installing around 1,000 advanced centrifuges that are set to undergo testing, a new U.N. watchdog report says.
December 4, 2015 UN Security Council votes to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to secure and destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpile, a landmark decision aimed at taking poison gas off the battlefield in the escalating 2 1/2-year conflict.
December 4, 2015 UN Secretary General calls evidence of chemical attack in Syria 'indisputable' United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said Monday that results of a report by U.N. inspectors confirming the use of chemical weapons in Syria are “overwhelming and indisputable.”
